Journal profile
RiHumSo
ISSN 2250-8139 · Departamento de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales · Argentina
RiHumSo: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RiHumSo is published by Departamento de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Argentine historical studies, Journalism and Media Studies and Media Studies and Communication, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RIHUMSO publishes original contributions in the areas of Social Communication, Public Relations, Labour Relations, Social Work, Higher Education, Physical Education, Philosophy, Economy, Politics, Information and Communication Technology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 57, Chile 3, Colombia 2, Portugal 1 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Argentine historical studiesSocial Sciences10.4%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences9.2%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences7.3%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.3%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science4.3%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences3.7%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
e-ISSN: 2250-8139Publisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 247 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 24 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 32 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 46 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- pdf (spanish)PDF (Spanish)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Author responsibility for published content. Model summary
All ideas, content and opinions published in this journal are exclusive responsibility of their authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Departamento de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2250-8139
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RiHumSo
How long does peer review take at RiHumSo?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of RiHumSo based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (57), Chile (3) and Colombia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index RiHumSo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RiHumSo is indexed in DOAJ.
Is RiHumSo open access, and what is the APC?
RiHumSo is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .